The Super Eight is a rear wheel drive saloon (sedan) car with a front placed engine, from Packard.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 5.4 litre capacity. This powerplant features side valve valve gear, 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 150 bhp (152 PS/112 kW) of power at 3600 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 3 speed manual 'box.
It weighs a claimed 1780 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3226 mm | 127 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 5378 mm | 211.7 inches | |
| Width | 1970 mm | 77.6 inches | |
| Height | 1634 mm | 64.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1780 kg | 3924 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Packard | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 8 | ||
| Capacity | 5.4 litre 5363 cc (327.27 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 88.9 × 108 mm
3.5 × 4.25 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.82 | ||
| Valve gear | side valve (SV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 152 PS (150 bhp) (112 kW) at 3600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 20.9 kW/litre 28.4 ps/litre 28 bhp/litre 0.46 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 670.38 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
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| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 85.44 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 62.84 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 84.27 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.91 kg/kW 26.58 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.90 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 65164 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 39.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1949 Packard Super Eight added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-04-26. |
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